Obama's Historic Clemency Push Left Women Behind

Obama's Historic Clemency Push Left Women Behind

President Barack Obama has granted clemency to more federal prisoners than the past 11 presidents combined. But advocates argue his mercy has tragically left behind one group: Women. Only 76 of the 1,176 individuals who received a commuted sentence under Obama are female, according to Amy Povah, a former federal inmate who runs the CAN-DO Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates for nonviolent prisoners convicted of drug crimes.

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